State Demonopolization Committee of Uzbekistan calculated the monopolization level in the country for the first nine months of 2012 in line with the system on annual indicators of assessment of liberalization and modernization of economy.

Eight projects with total cost of US$185.8 million are implemented at the territory of Angren special industrial zone in Tashkent region of Uzbekistan.

During the visit of the delegation of the Arab Coordination Group to Uzbekistan a meeting with representatives of the relevant ministries and departments of our country was held in Tashkent on November 6.

State Tax Committee of Uzbekistan was entrusted to create single integrated information resource database.

Works are in full swing to prepare the country for the transition to a single-stage system of postgraduate education with PhD defense. These days, all institutions of the country, engaged in the preparation of scientific and scientific-pedagogical personnel of high qualification, go through attestation that is necessary to decide about the transfer of intern- researcher-candidates to the Institute of Senior Fellows-Candidates.

In nine months of 2012, eleven enterprises, operating at Navoi free industrial and economic zone, produced goods for 47.7 billion soums (official exchange rate 1 USD= 1960.00 UZS). The joint statement of the Ministry of Economy and State Statistics Committee of Uzbekistan on social-economic development of Uzbekistan in nine months of 2012 said.

Enterprises of Uzstroymateriali (Uzbek Construction Materials) produced industrial goods and consumer products for 1.12 trillion soums (official exchange rate 1 USD= 1960,00 UZS) in nine months of 2012, which grew by 6.2% year-on-year, representative of Uztsroymateriali Ahmadjon Hodjakulov said.

A meeting with the chairman of the UK-Uzbekistan All-Party Group of the British Parliament Lord V. Waverley was held at the foreign policy committee of the Senate of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

Within the State Programme “The Year of Family”, Uzbekistan used 2 trillion soums (official exchange rate 1 USD=1956,21 UZS) due to all sources of financing. The joint statement of the Ministry of Economy and State Statistics Committee of Uzbekistan on social-economic development of Uzbekistan in nine months of 2012 said.

The volume of investments into fixed capital made up 15.3 billion soums (official exchange rate 1 USD=1956,21 UZS) in January-September 2012, which grew by 9.8% in comparable prices. The joint statement of the Ministry of Economy and State Statistics Committee of Uzbekistan on social-economic development of Uzbekistan in nine months of 2012 said.

A group of scholars from Karshi engineering-economic institute developed and introduced to practice a technology on production of bio fuel from cotton bushes, UzA reported.

This year Uzmetkombinat has developed the production of a dozen new products. As part of technical and technological modernization Uzmetkombinat has equipped the facilities with modern from leading companies in Austria, Germany, Italy, the U.S. and Switzerland.

The State Committee on Communication, Informatization and telecommunication technologies of Uzbekistan held a session to discuss results of nine months of 2012.

Tashkent International Tourism Fair “Tourism on the Silk Road” (TITF) started its work in capital city of Uzbekistan on Wednesday, 31 October 2012.

The regular round of Uzbek-German political consultations was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan on 30 October 2012.

Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, Executive Director of UN Population Fund (UNFPA) and Under-Secretary General of the United Nations, held a meeting with the Minister of Healthcare of Uzbekistan Anvar Alimov on 30 October 2012.

GM Uzbekistan, an Uzbek-US carmaker, is planning to increase its export volume up to 51.82% of its total production in 2013, representative of Uzavtosanoat said.

UzSungwoo, an Uzbek-South Korean joint venture, has been commissioned in Ferghana city of Uzbekistan. UzSungwoo will produce stamped/welded automobile parts for new car models of General Motors Uzbekistan (GM Uzbekistan) from November 2012, the Uzavtosanoat representative said.